Illustrations in Roll and Codex A Study of the Origin and Method of Text Illustration

Weitzmann, Kurt

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ,, 1970

About this Item

Second printing with Addenda: quarto; hardcover, with gilt upper board and spine titling; 261pp., with 56 monochrome plates. Minor wear; spotting to text block edges. Dustwrapper missing small segments on spine panel extremities and upper rear edge; some rubbing and a few marks to the spine panel; now backed by archival-quality whoite paper and professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Very good to near fine. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. Kurt Weitzmann's book presents a fresh approach to the whole complex of early book illumination. Therefore, the importance of his study cannot be too strongly emphasized. Future research is bound to benefit greatly from it for a variety of reasons. To begin with, Weitzmann is the first to discuss in a systematic and comprehensive manner 'the problem of how miniature and text are related to each other in principle'. By solving essential questions or suggesting possible solutions for them, he opens new vistas to the student of early book illumination. He formulates new terms, which in the precision of their meaning should prove very fruitful tools for an analysis of illustration methods. He also revitalizes ideas of great nineteenth century scholars by carefully scrutinizing their theories.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Illustrations in Roll and Codex A Study of the Origin and Method of Text Illustration
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ,
• Publication Date: 1970